Genealogical news from Spokane, Washington, USA, and the Inland Northwest.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Missouri Volunteers Needed

A few of my followers know I have been helping index Washington State Records for many years from the Washington State Library, but today I received this request from a Missouri mail list I subscribe to. All of my mothers family were from Missouri before moving to Washington, so I hope they get a lot of volunteers. This is the same format the Washington State Library is using to digitize their records. Here is the message I got:

Hello All,

Were almost to the start of a new year, and you know what that means 1960death certificates!!! Instead of transcribing the relevant information from photocopies of the index, this year the Missouri State Archives is going to try something a little different. Our IT department has set up anapplication allowing volunteers to log in to a website to view actual deathcertificate images. They will then be asked to transcribe the requiredinformation from the images, directly into an online form found directlybelow. This new process is set up as a double blind system, meaning eachcertificate will be transcribed at least twice. If the first twotranscriptions match, the record will be approved. If not, the certificateimage will go to a third volunteer. If the third transcription does notmatch either the first or second, it will automatically be sent to me forreview. Hopefully this new process will allow us to get an index onlinefaster and with greater accuracy than we have in the past.

If the above process sounds interesting and you would like to take part inthe project, send me a quick message and I'll add you to my list ofvolunteers to contact once the website is live (likely sometime during thesecond week of January). In the meantime, please feel free to contact mewith any questions or concerns.

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